Ship-protector.



Patented pr. 9, 1918. 3 SHEETS-SHEET l,

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' SHIP PROTECTOR. APPLICATION FILED IULY'. 1917.

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ATTORNEY SHIP PROTECTOR. T

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Patented Apr. 9, 1918.

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WITNEssEs ATTORNEY A. A. BoMBAH. SHIP PROTECTOR. APPLICATION FILED JULY 3| I9I1- qu, a mm@ T 1h 9m m W An um 3 4 9 M 2 E who@ v ATTORNEY maaien.

.ANDREW.A. BOMBACH, '0F LORAIN, HIO.

' SHIP-ritoivncmon."

To all whom z't may concern:

"Be it kno'wnthat l, ANDREW A. lBOMB-ACH, a citizen fof the Uiiite d"*States, residing at Lorain, Iin the county o'ffLorainland State *of Qliio,"liave 'invented 'new and usefulflni- Vp'ro'vements in Shi'p4`Protectors, ofw'hich'the Afollowing fis a specification'.

This invention relatesto fenders or protectors'forsea-going vessels.

The object of the present invention is to provide means whereby a vessel *may be protected .from contact with mines .or torpedoes or other destructive devices, the protecting means being secured'to the vessel and spacedtherefrom, in orderthat dangerous objects may be `prevented from cominglin contactwith the hull.

A further object'o'f the vinvention is toprovide a protecting means secured to the bow of the vessel, Vwhich is capablev of being moved to an operative or an inoperative position, so Vthat when it is not desired to use the same, it'may be raised from the' water so as not to interfere with the `progress of the vessel or the dockingthereof.

A still furtherobject is t0 provide independent fenders secured Vto the hull of the vessel and spaced therefrom so as to provide a substantially continuous protectingwall around the youtside of the hull' for-the purpose of preventing contact of any dangerous object with the said-hull and at the saine time providing for the replacing of worn Ior injured fenders without the 'necessity of disturbing the others, -the independent fenders being detachably connected to ystrengthen the protectingl wall. l Y

Still 4another object of the invention is lto provide means ywhereby the independent fenders of Yprotectors may be simultaneously raised to an inoperative position when desired or quickly and lreadily lowered into position to eifectually protect the vessel against danger.

iVith these and other objects in view the invention consists 'of the followingnovel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a vessel equipped with the invention and `illustrating the forward fender or scoop in an op- Sppecicaton of Letters Patent.

"1F" Tg.'Y B f'sf a transverse"@sectional Applicationfiiealiuiya,1917; r sleriar'ivaresizing.'

erative positionin full lines and in 'an finopera-tive position inY dottedl l-ines Patented naine, anis'.

Fig. 2 is aplan view of the same vWith thedotted'line"positionfoinitted'; Y I v view through the hullV r'ofthe vessel lshowing the v:relation oftheside feiidefrsto'the -liullg Figs l is v a detailed sectional view `on `the line 4-4 fof Fig. l2, this' sectionV being taken Vthrough the 'forward fender `anda Vportion of the bow ofthe vessel;

I Fig." 5 `isa detailed 'perspective view of one 4of the independent sections ofthe side afciiders^and 1 Fig. V6 'is a detailed view illustrating the manner of connecting the :independent fender sections. u

Referring in detail to the drawings, A indicates lthe hull 'ofV thevessel, which may be of any type. rlo'the forward end of ,the

hull there is pivotally-secured a fender or scoop-10, this fender including a lseries-,of

spaced curved bars l1, which are pointed-at Y 'theirforward ends as indicated at 12.- These bars are secured at their lrear ends Ato a transversely disposed member 13 and have their :forward or pointed endsspaced apart as-'indicated Vat- 14. The transverse Ymember has secured thereto spaced arms 15, which faire pivotally securedto'the forward yends vof supporting frames *16.l :These frames vcomprise forwardly extending substantially liorizontal'members '17, which are secured at one end to `the bowV `of 'the vessel and are supported at their opposite ends lby #means of-iiiclined bracesy A18 rwhich inturn are mounted upon stanchions 19 securedto the forward deck. I i f rlhis pivotal mounting of the fender or scoop 10 enablesit to beflowered yinto the water when desired or toberaised from contact therewith. In order -to accomplish this raising 'or llowering the transverse member 13 carries an arm 20, which-has mounted upon its free end a pulley 21. Secured `to the bow ofthe vessel is a 'sheave or pulley 22 and the rope or cable 23 is reaved through stay or brace rods 26 may be secured to the proper depth.

In order to protect the sides of thejhull, there is provided a series of independentsec-1 tions, which cooperate to form a substantially continuous outer wall spaced from the wall of the vessel. Each of these sections comprises a substantially horizontal arm 29, which is hinged to a bracket carried by the hull as shown at 30. Carried by the outer end of the frame 29 is a substantially vertically disposed grate like element 3l, the lingers 32 of which are disposed equally upon both sides of the arms 29, these lingers being equally spaced apart and cooperating with the fingers of the adjacent grate like elements to provide a substantially continu- `,ous wall, each ofthe elements 3l being detachably connected by means of a U-shaped bolt 31. The fenders just described are secured to the hull of the vessel at a point above or near the water line thereof and the fingers 32 are of a sufficient length to ex tend even with or below the bottom of the hull to effectually prevent Contact therewith ,of any dangerous objects. By forming these fenders in separate sections the said sections may be easily replaced in event of damage thereto without the necessity of renewing the entire protecting means.

Mounted upon the deck of the vessel are shafts 35, the said shafts being mounted in bearings 36 located along each of the side rails of the vessel and being driven by suitable motors 37. Connected to the horizontal arms 29 of each of the side fenders are chains or cables 38, which are adapted to be wound upon the shaft 35 for the purpose of simultaneously raising or lowering the protectors. This is especially useful when the vessel is warped, the raising of the fenders permitting of a close positioning of the vessel when it is desired to load or un load the same. It is of course understood that if desired certain of the fenders or protectors may be raised by hand.

In order to provide for the raising and lowering of the fenders which are mounted upon the side bow of the vessel, there is provided a countershaft 39, which is driven from shaft 85 by gearing 40, so that the l when the vessel is under way and quickly l lowered in position whenreaching thedanger zone, or when sighting any possible ship. This fender is also capable of use in lifting objects from the water and may be found advantageous in the rescuing of persons from drowning. f

Additional braces or supporting cables 45 are secured to the outer ends of certain Vof the fenders and to the brackets of the adjacent fender for the purpose of supporting the same and taking the strain from the adjusting cables.

It is believed that from the foregoing the construction, operation and many advantages of the invention will be apparent and the right is reserved to make such changes in the construction asvwill fall within the scope of the appended claims.

Having described the invention, what is claimed is:

The combination with a vessel, of a series of independent fender sections, said sections each comprising a normal horizontally disposed arm hingedly secured to the hull of the vessel and extending laterally therefrom, a transversely disposed arm secured intermediate its ends to the lrst mentioned arm and disposed at right angles thereto, downwardly extending spaced lingers carried by the transversely disposed arm and means for` removably securing the sections lOO together to form a grate like protector wall j spaced from the hull of the vessel.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

ANDREIV A. BOMBACI-I.l

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